Limber.



H. JAKOBSSON. l

' LIMBER.

i APPLlcATlon man {n.zs. 1911.

Patented Ja11.v1,1918..v 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 112511390. j .1 1. implication 111,6? ,Febrrary 28,1917. seriaigi`r0-`15,1,403-` 'j To al whom t may concern man .Sierras emes.

. .unnniianmaxgssom OFHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

. it kn hwn that' LHERMAN JaiossoN, .a citizen of'theV United "States, residing at Philadelphia, `V,county 4 of Philadelphia, and State oflennsylvania, have linvented a new and iislefiil Tmprovement .iii Lirnbers,` :of

which the followiiigris affull, clear, and exi factdescription, reference being had to the j zo accompanyin drawings, which form a part of Lthis speci cation.

The object of my invention is to provide an ammunition limber, for use with field artillery, so constructed that when it is placed `in positionfor use, complete protection from rifie fire and shell fragments from in frontwill be afforded to those engaged 1n withdrawing ammunition; at the same time so `constructed that the means provided for protection may be advantageously used when the limber is not supplying a gun. i Referring to the drawings in which I have illustrated my invention Figure 1 is a top view of a limber with `ammunition chest in place.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the subject of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the limber and chest in service position, with protective means in position.

Figa is a side view of the subject of Fig.

The limber is provided with the wheels a mounted on the ends of the axle b. To the `bearings i, mounted on the axle, is suitably `fastened the draft pole composed of the member c, provided at its outer end with the projection o bored to receive the pin w and the downwardly and outwardly extending trail eye m into which telescopes the member d which in turn is provided at its outer end with the cross bar e for man draft and the. ring f for attaching drag ropes.

The `two members, composing thepole, are

`adapted to be telescoped when the limber is idle, the member 0l being turnable in the member c to bring the cross bar into veri tical position to serve as a support or prop to` maintain the limber in upright position. When it is desired to draw or transport the limber, the members are extended, the member d being provided with a shoulder, which limits its extension and .maintains the cross bar in a horizontal position when the member is extended.

The ammunition chest g, provided with j compartments my .is fastened, t9 the frame h,

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whichin-turn isxfastened at'its forward end 'to' the member cof tliefpole, and iscarried `by the ibearingsz'. The 1hooi; y' fastened fto thefrealr "of the frame for 'the attachment of a vgun carriage. To the sides of the chest, Y`near Aits `top`,.is`` fastenedthe yfoot bracket 7c lwhichi extendsbeyonbl the `rear end and is p1"'\`*`ided with the cross member Z. To the top of `the chest at n uis Ahinged the short "cover o, andat p is'hinged the longcovei '9. The cover g is provided with the hand holds ammunition to a gun, the limber is drawn up to a point adjoining the gun, and the members of the pole telescoped. The chest is then tipped up until the cross member Z of the foot bracket c contacts with the ground, as shown in Fig. 4. The fastening devices, holding the covers, are then loosened and the short cover swung down against the foot bracket 7c where it is maintained by its own weight, and the long cover raised until the projection o extends through the slot t; the cover is then maintained in position by passing the pin 4w through the projection. The limber will now have assumed the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4,

and it can be readily seen that the ammunition is completely exposed, while at the same time any one withdrawing it would be protected by the body of the chest and the covers now forming shields extending above and below it.

Having now fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and protect by Letters Patent is:

1. An ammunition carrier comprising a limber, a chest mounted thereon and turnable relatively thereto, a cover hinged to the forward end of said chest, and means independent of said chest to maintain said cover in open position to form a shield when the chest is turned toward a vertical position.

V2. An ammunition carrier comprising a limber, a chest mounted thereon and turnable from a horizontal toward a vertical position, a long cover and a short cover hinged at the -`front and rear of said chest respecf tively; said covers#v being 'adapted l when `'open to extend beyond the ends of saidhehesiand form shields'.

3. An ammunition carrier comprising a liniber, a chest mounted thereon and turn? able from a horizontal towardl a Vertical po- 'siti'omfoovershinged to the ends of' Said 'Chefst Y Vand adapted to beopened. to extend lbeyond Hthe ends thereof and form shields. i0

te An .ammunition ,carrier comprising a hmber, a chestmountedthereon, va bracket "extending rearwardlyfrom said elitist, two

*i Covers on saidchest,y one being inlength alo-v fproximately equalQto the rearward eXtenjsion of said bra'eketland hingedvto the rear lfoffthe chest, and 'the other. l being of greater lenglth andfhinged 'tothe frontoftherchest,

'f/'Whentilted and the tWo covers in open p0- Vsition forming aeontinuousshield With the 'bottom ofl said chest.

- An ammunitioncarrier comprising a AYlimber, a chest mounted thereon and turnsition,V cQVershinged to the ends of said VVChest and adaptedto be opened to extend beyond the 'ends .thereof .and :form rshi'eldsfa p olea v.lat/chien saidfpoldv said latch retaining one `fof Said covers; ,n upright position Whenopenggl I.; K Y ,e in In.r testimony lof which invention, I hay@ hereuntofset my hand, at vllhiladelphia'yonl this :lQthday oflFebruary, 1917. l

' i ,Y HERMA-N JAKOBSSQN.

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